Fiber-oiling machine.



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INvEN'roR No. 855.025. PATBNTBD'MAY 2s, 1907.

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FIBER OILING. MACHINE. APPLICATION FIV-LED NOV. 4, 1905.

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FIBER OILING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED SPIVEY, OF HECKMONDWIKE, ENGLAND.

FIBERLOILING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 190.7.

.Applicitieu filed November 4,1905. Serial No. 285,857.

Be it known that I, FRED SPIVEY, general engineer, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing atHeckmondwike, in the county of York, England, whose postal address is Low Mills, Heckmondwike aforesaid, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fiber-,Oiling Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machinery or apdesired.

The object of my invention is, firstly to more directly distribute the oil Iupon the fibers, secondly, to more effectually distribute the oil by preventing the same falling in drops from the cover or hood, thirdly, to adjust or regulate the amount of oil supplied to the distributing or dewingvbrushes, fourthly, to adjust the distributing brushes in order to regulate the quantity of oil distributed, or compensate for wear of the brushes, fifthly7 to construct the rollers of the oil supply so as to obtain a better and more uniform supply of oil or the like, and sixthly, to produce a more effective, convenient and accessible machine than hitherto.

According to my invention the oil is taken ofll the taking up roller revolving in the oil trough by a smaller or licking off roller, which supplies the required oil to the distributing =or dewing brush. This brush is mounted in a frame set at an angle with the frame supporting the oil trough and taking up roller, in order to cause ,the brush to throw the oil more directly on to the bers beneath. Also the brushes and licker off roller are provided with suitable adjusting mechanism `by which the supply of oil, or quantity to be distributed, may be regulated. Should any oil be projected against the inside of cover, it drains on to a steam pipe running along and attached to the lower edge of said cover, Where it is taken off by a second distributing brush and distributed on to the fibers.

The angular or oblique portion of the standard or framework, that is to say, the upper part carrying the licker off roller and brushes,

is made to hinge upon the upright portion carrying the oil trough and taking up roller, and may be turned over or back to facilitate examination, or give 'better access to the taking up roller, oil trough, or other parts of the machine. l

VDescription #drawings-Figure l is a side elevation of my improved apparatus for distributing oil or other liquids upon fibers Y showing the upper part of the frame in dotted Fig. 2 is a lines and in its raised position. back elevation of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a side view oftaking u and licker-ofi' rollers showing means for a( justing or regulating the oil supply.

In constructing my improved. machine, I

preferably form the standard or supporting frame in two parts A. B, the lower or vertical frame A carries the oil trough C and taking up roller D, while the upper part B supports a licker offroller E and the distributing or dewing brushes F, G, with their adjusting and regulating mechanism. The part B hinges upon the part A at H, and so may be turned back as shown in dotted lines at Fig. l. to give easy access to the oil trough and taking up roller, or to other parts of the apparatus.v

Further, the said part B projects at an ol.- lique angle to the part A in order that the dewing brush may have a more direct action in distributing the oil or other liquids upon the ib ers beneath.

The oil is taken off the taking up roller by the roller E which revolves in contact with the rotary brush F rotatingin an opposite direction; this lrush receives the oil from thev roller E and distributes it in a very fine spray .or dew upon the fibers below.

Should any oil or the like be thrown against the underside of cover or hood J, it trickles or drains down to a steam heated pipe K forming, or passing along, the bottom edge of cover and across its whole width,

where it is taken off by the second distribut-v ing brush G revolving in an opposite direction to brush F, which distributes such oil in a second 'fine spray upon the fibers, see Fig. 1. The steam pipe aforesaid counteracts any partial congealing of the oil on the cover by raising the oil to the desired temperature for eiiective distribution.

In order to more effectually and uniformly take up the oil, I preferably form the taking 'up roller D and lickeroff roller E with. a se- IOO IIO

ries of circumferential serrations or fiutings of a fine nature across their whole width, and regulate the amount of oil taken off the roller D by the roller E, by constructing the said rollers with taper or conical ends or tearing surfaces M. N. The roller E rests against the roller D and is adjusted relatively with the latter by moving the cones M up or down the cones N of the taking-up roller, so moving the fluted surfaces more or less apart and. diminishing or increasing the oil supply to the brush F accordingly. This adjustment is effected by a screwed rod or axle T operated by hand wheel U, a spring V lolted to the frame B acts upon the aXle at the other end of roller E and puts the necessary tension upon the latter and prevents it from shifting its position after adjustment as well as assisting the screw on its returni In order to permit of this transverse movement of the roller E, l mount its aXle or shaft eccentrically within a disk or drum bearing W, fixed loosely and movable within a corresponding recess in each side of the frame B, so that any strain put upon the roller shaft or aXlel y the hand Wheel U causes the said drum l earings W to adjust themselves to the alinement tof thel shaft.

A finger X upon the drum in comi ination with a marked plate Y upon the frame, serves to indicate the amount of adjustment made at each end, and ly which it can be ascertained if both rollers `are parallel.

l preferably mount the shafts of the distributing brushes in similar eccentric bearings Z, but in the case of the large or first distributing or dewing brush F, the adjustment is eected by means of Worm Wheel 1 actuated by Worm 2 and hand wheel 3 upon each side of frame. In the smaller distributing brush G, the adjustment being rare, it maybe effected by an ordinary wrench applied. to the nut 4. By moving the brushes nearer to or farther away from the oil supply, a corresponding variation in the amount ol'l oil distributed is the result. Similar indi eating means are provided for hoth brushes, which7 along with their hearings insures both brushes being set perfectly parallel with the roller E and pipe K; in this manner an uniform supply and distribution ol'Y oil throughout is obtained.

What l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:n

l. ln a fiber oiling niarhine, the eonihination, with a main supporting frame provided with an oil trough, and a taking-up roller dipping into the said. trough; of an auxiliar)v frame hinged to the said main frame, and a licher-ofi roller and a distributing brush journaled in the said auxiliary frame.

2. ln a fiber oiling machine, the eonihination, with a frame provided with a cover, a heating pipe arranged at the lower part ol' the said. cover, and an oil trough carried by the said frame; of a taking-up roller dipping into the said trough, a ticker-oil' roller and a distributing brush operating in connection with the said taking-up roller, and a second distributing brush operating in connection with the said piper 3. In fiber oiling machine., the combination, with an oil trough, and a taking-upl 

